Top trends for the ultimate feel-good home as homeowners embrace sustainability

Calling on our resident home trends experts and sustainability champions aka the ‘Consciously Chic Collective’! Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Amanda Lamb and Oliver Heath reveal their tips for the ultimate feel-good home. 

More and more people are looking to create not only a haven but also a much safer space. The trend for eco-friendly paints is huge (they use natural ingredients, water-based formulas, and avoid harmful chemicals like VOCs, heavy metals, and synthetic additives!). Think soft neutrals with accents found in nature such as terracotta, olive greens, soft sandy tones.   

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From solar panels to heat pumps, smart meters, smart thermostats, the possibilities are endless and not only are you saving the planet, you are also saving your bank balance. This tech can empower homeowners to take control of their energy use, reduce their carbon footprint, and future-proof their homes against rising energy costs and climate challenges.   

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Pieces that are designed to provide functionality and maximise space are key for every home. Sofa beds, extendable dining tables, modular shelving units all provide that bit extra. Urban living is getting smaller so anything that can help to create a home but also give you options to continue to grow in 2025. 

With the world in an endlessly chaotic state, and so much out of our control, we are seeing an increasing desire to create homes that feel safe, calm and restorative.   

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As we close our doors and windows in the winter and then open them up come the spring, we become much more conscious of the air quality that we breathe – whether inside or out. We are seeing a rising consciousness of the impacts of air quality our homes are having both on our own wellbeing and that of our local environments. But there is much we can do to improve it:  

Not just any light but healthier circadian light. Maximising our exposure to natural light across the day is key to governing our mood, energy and hormone levels – also known as our Circadian Rhythms. We are now seeing ever greater awareness of how technology can support this through colour changing light that mimics the different colour changes in light we experience throughout the day and night – from warm oranges, yellows and stimulating blue light. Consider this in the following ways:  

For many the emerging trend of Biophilic Design is about welcoming plants and greenery into our homes. This human centred approach to design recognises the enormous value that nature connections can have to reduce stress, aid recuperation and more deeply connect us to that sense of place. Furthermore, there is a vast body of research demonstrating its ability to enhance how buildings make us feel, be that increasing productivity, creativity and reducing absenteeism in commercial spaces such as offices. Plants will also improve indoor air quality to match your heat pump, modify temperature and humidity, plus add natural colour and texture.  

With this movement now finding its way into our homes there are many exciting ways to bring planting inside:  

We know that colour can lift our spirits, so 2025 will be all about people re-discovering their own personal relationship with colour in the home  people are moving away from a bland bedroom and looking at richer, darker colours like navy blue, peacock green and satsuma orange to provide hopeful décor – consider using an eco-friendly paint too.

Working colour into furnishings around the window is also a great way to keep energy in the room and create an architectural statement – whether with big curtains or shutters, both work to increase the room warmness.  

We are seeing more illustrative wallpapers, including bold stripes, which will be a key trend next year for a big dopamine hit. Big, broad stripes in contrasting colours create a confident and outgoing look for a room. Stripes can be paired with florals, animal print or block colours to create a statement. 

If you’re nervous to embrace it with wall coverings or furnishings, investing in striped bed linen is a great way to make a real statement with interiors or look to re-upholster existing furniture to give it a re-fresh with a new pattern.  

Vintage pieces are something everyone is interested in; whether they label it granny core or auntie core, they are a great way to give older furniture a new life and reuse.  People want to make their interiors reflect their personality, so what better way than to upcycle an old piece of furniture while giving it a fresh new look?  

It’s a fun way to incorporate sustainable/eco-friendly choices into your home design while introducing a new hobby!  

The days of minimalism are over, and vintage decorating is now everywhere, expressed in different style statements inspired by the latest film and TV shows such as The Gentleman and Saltburn, that help create an interior that tells stories about inhabitants, creating a museum of you.